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What is the Jenny?
The Curtiss JN-4-H "Jenny" was a World War I airplane later reconfigured to carry mail. The issue of the Jenny stamp marked a milestone in postal history: the first regular airplane mail service between Washington DC; Philadelphia; and New York.
On May 15, 1918, one Jenny left Washington for Philadelphia. It flew in the wrong direction. The pilot crash-landed in Waldorf, Maryland, 20 miles south of the takeoff point.
Notice that the number on the side of the airplane in the photo matches the number depicted on the stamp. |